Question
I want to get the value of one of several Option in scala, like this:
def or(a:Option[Int], b:Option[Int]):Option[Int]=
if (a.isDefined) a else b
val a= Option(1)
val b= Option(2)
or(a,b).get
but I wonder why isn't the ||
operator defined for Option? Is there a more idiomatic way of doing this?
Solution
Use orElse.
scala> Some(1) orElse Some(2)
res0: Option[Int] = Some(1)
scala> (None: Option[Int]) orElse Some(2)
res1: Option[Int] = Some(2)
OTHER TIPS
Using Scalaz 7, you can use Tags.First
monoid:
[info] Starting scala interpreter...
[info]
import scalaz._
import Scalaz._
Welcome to Scala version 2.10.3 (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, Java 1.6.0_51).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.
scala> Tags.First('a'.some) |+| Tags.First('b'.some)
res0: scalaz.@@[Option[Char],scalaz.Tags.First] = Some(a)
scala> Tags.First(none[Char]) |+| Tags.First('b'.some)
res1: scalaz.@@[Option[Char],scalaz.Tags.First] = Some(b)
scala> Tags.First('a'.some) |+| Tags.First(none[Char])
res2: scalaz.@@[Option[Char],scalaz.Tags.First] = Some(a)
See Option as Monoid.
Use orElse
.
val a = None
val b = Some("b")
a orElse b
returns Some("b")
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